Oilless bearing.



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OILLESS BEARING.

- Specicationiof Letters Patent.

Patented Dec". 22. iltdt.

Application filed March 171914. Serial No. 825,355.

To all whom it may concern Be it knovvn that l, Laien S. Baone, a citizen of the United States, .and aV resident of Boundbrook, in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oilless Bearings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,A whereby any one skilleld in the art may malte and use the same.

The invention relates to oilless'bearings, that is, a bearing having inherent lubricating qualities.

It relates more particularly to a bearing which is designed tosupport a shaft having less than a completerenolution.' "Such bearings are largely used der springs and with and a suiicient quantity of metal to prop. -erly back up and hold the lubricant.

The principal object of the invention is to provlde a bearing which will have a maximum strength as to its metallic part and whichvwill provide a maximum surface contact of the lubricant which it contains.

lt is also' an object of the invention to vary the depth of the body of the lubricant so that it will be most efl'ective with oscillating movements of a shaft.

lt isv also an object of the' invention to provide a ready means for producingA a bearing having the above qualifications and advantages.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 fis a plan view of a core-box forpr'oducing cores for the bearing. Fig-2 is a `cross sectional view of the core-box. Fig. 3, is a View in side elevation of the core. l? ig. l is aperspective view of the core. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view oi' the core. Fig. 6 is a sectional view or" o'nehal'f ofthe bear- :fing casing.' Fig. 7 is a. cross sectional View` on the line aou-.fr ofllig. 6. Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary section illustrating the varying depths of the retaining pockets.

It is essential that the interior grooves for a self-lubricating bearing terminat'ejust short of the ends of the bearing so that the inserted lubricant will be coniined and will have no opportunity ofworking loose at the ends of the bearing shell.. H'eretofore it has been a common practice yto y form grooves of various characters in theinterior of a metallic bearing shell and lill said grooves vwith a lubricant such as 'a compound of graphite.

In order to secure the necessary lubrica-A tion, it has been a. common practice to prov vide` spiral grooves and these ofv necessity' have had to be arranged in such numbers and juxtaposition that the metallic hearing urface has been greatly weakened and ree .uced

Where used under heavy duty. as', for instance, in a spring shackle Where there is a continuous oscillatingmovement, it has been almost impossiblel to arrange .lubricating grooves which vWould bev ample for properly lubricatingthe bearing and at the same time .provide a sufficient body of .metaltosupport the Weights. If a sufiieient depth of pocket was formed With. a suflicient `face, the metallic portion was very miicli;v1alr ened and, under heavy duty, 'Where subjected to unusual yanxieties lubricant has been dislodged and worked out ol the bear! ing. The real cause for this may' be attributed to the lack of depth and proper distribution of the mass of lubricant. '0wing to `the required thinness of themetallic tainingpockets for thegraphite. This has been due to the fact that with the spiral Igrooves extending more than half `about the bearino' a aro er draft'could-not-he secured on the cores and still maintain a groove of proper conformation and size to givetlie reouisite lubricating qualities.

The invention herein described overcomes these objections and provides a special form of groove'vvhichhas all the advantages of the spiral-groove and-permitsfeasting of the. shell with -tsfcontalned grooves or-pockets4 l to in such form and size as to give a maximum strength of metal 'with a maximum lubricating effect.

Referring to the drawings 'the numeral l denotes the lower haiic of a core-box which is provided with grooves 2, 3, l, 5 and 6. Each ofthe grooves 3 to 5 inclusive represent what is in effect a spiral tooth form which extends transversely of the central axis of the core but is of such a pitch thatthe core may be readily drawn from the box. The grooves 2 and 6 represent one-half of such a tooth.

As illustrated in Fig. 8, the groove Il is arranged at the bottom of the loiver segment and is relieved at its sides i', 8 so that it Will permit ready Withdrawal of the core. The grooves 3 and 5 arranged on opposite sides of the central groove 4 are out away on one side as atv9 so that there is in. edect a tapared Wall from the bottom of the groove l0 which provides for ready relief and Withdrawal of the core. The grooves 2 and ti representoneehalf of the spiral tooth and obviously, will permitpdrawing With'facility. i

in practice, the core-box section l is used produce the lower half oi" the core well as the upper half, but when two core sections .have been formed, one is reversed with reference to the other and produces the complete core of -Figsf to 5.

t is apparent that the grooves 2 to '3 are y so spaced that'there is a full and ample metal support 'between them. IThere is a very'substantial body of metal on either side of the central groove 4 which takes the greatest portion of Weight in a spring bearing.

lt is apparent that the alternate grooves throughout the hearing shell, While of the same Width asthe. intermediate grooves at their base, have a much wider -face owing to the tact that one side of the groove is cut away so that it provides a Wide opening. It follows that there is a comparatively Wide face of' lubricant for the alternate grooves andxyet there is a substantial mass of meta-l on either side of the intermediate grooves.

The cutting away or beveling of the alternate `grooves at one side does not materially decrease the strength of the shell and therefore there is a maximum shell strength with A.. a maximum lubricating surface.

Aside from thevfacility afforded in cas't i ing, the form of the pockets or grooves 3 and i to Wipe the 5 have particular advantages. l

. As illustrated, in Fig. 8, With an oscilla0 tory movement, there is a tendency always graphite or other compound from 'the grooves onto the intermediate metallie surfaces and it is apparent that the perpendicular thrust of the shaft on the pockets 3 and 5 is supported upon a maximum depth of graphite. As the shaft is oscillated in the direction ofthe arrow a, there is tendency for the graphite tovvorl: from incasso the pocket 3 onto the metallic surface 1l., and simultaneously, there is a tendency for the lubricating compound in the pocket 5 to be more firmly compressed into the deepest portion of the pocket 5. As the shaft is oscillated in the direction of the arrow b, there is a tendency to compress the lubricant into the pocket 3 and Work the lubricant from the pocket 5 onto the metallic surface l2 :is

illustrated in Fig. 6.

It will be noted that the tapered pockets 8 and 5 rest on opposite sides of the central pocket l and of course, if the shaft picks up a sufficient quantity ot' graphite from said pockets in its oscillation, it will carry the lubricant over the intermediate metallic surface. This arrangcn'xent gives a substantial base Jfor the bearing and unusual distribu tion of metal to provide strength. Furthermore, the bearing:r surface of the lubricant in the pockets 3 and 5 is very much increased Without-decreasing the supporting strength of the metal casing. lt is obvious that with Straightcut threads or pockets, rc iance must be placed upon the shaft pickingnp :i suicient quantity of lubricant from surf-acc contact with the material and where sharp edge grooves are formed of comparatively narrow face or Width, the metal must be Wornaway until the shaft can bear firmly upon the lubricant and thus secure its supply. As illustrated herein, the wide Contact faces of the lubricant give an ample supply and as the pockets are of varying depth, a, sufficient body oli the lubricant may be provided for all purposes. -It will not work out of the pockets as theoscillatory movement first tends to wipe the material away and then brings it back and compresses it into the main body of the graphite in the pookn ets. The grooves or pockets terminate just inside theends of the bearing shell so that there is no possibility of thematerial being; forced out of the ends of the grooves or pockets. In practice, a sullicient quantity of the lubricant is carried over onto the nictal between the ends of the pockets and the ends of the bearing.

Obviously, the exact pitch. and forni ol" the grooves or pockets need not be strictly adhered to so long as the alternate pockets are of va1ying`idepth to provide extended and Wide bearing surfaces of the lubricant. The number of grooves may be varied :it

will to suit the exigencies of :my particular case.

Spiral grooves for bearings `have been hereinabove referred to and have been proctically disclaimcol.` lReference to this spiral groove formation indicates a groove which is actually of spiral thread formation extending about the bearing. Thepresent invention, while referring to spiral grooves, is presumed to be defined by the grooves ofgeneral spiral formation extending axially CTT ,ferr-afl 'Working ol mls-tal for"wght-suslaining purposes and grooves so, arranged limit the. i aleriiae grooves present comparatively wide faces; 0f lubricating material Wiihou' unduly weakening the, 1rifeullic4 slvell.

What ll lclaim as my invention. and desir@ ifo Secura by Letters Paten@ is:

l. A barng shell having Spirlly ai rgmged grooves, the ilriisim grooves of lmig picli being cui, away ai', one side provide a wide opening'slnrl a lubrlmmt filling said. igrovs.

2. A bearing shell yhaving spir'filly ar ranged grooves long pitch, the alternata groves being cui muy al; on@ side prrr vide :i wim: owning, said grooves rmiriat ing wiwbliin rh@ ends o if the bearing shall und a, lubricant filling said grioovs;

frziigeil gramas of long" pirelli? sziil grooves haring the 5am@ depth and width :it "lwir il.. baai-ing; shell having spirzilly *away t one side to proef'irle Wife @penings and i, lubricant lilling saifl'grooms.

fl hearing shell hailing a serias @if spiral grooves @if substantially-,f uniform depth nml Width ai, their lmtom and with the alternate grimms cut away izo prmfide il beweis wall :md ari opening 0l greruer area, than lle :wear the iriiermeiliute rrrofivesi Said, groin/ss of long pitch extending substantially arxiv being oi' :spiral manation and A filly 0f the bearing and si lubricsm illiugggl salti gmc-vec:

A. bearing shell having a Sfar-ieri grooves 0i' long pitch spiral form extending slightly traiiswrse to the axis tha Shell,

the alternate grooves being sul away at one Side to provide a, substantially wide ripening;

for a, lubricant .find ii, lubricant :filling said y grooves.

6. A bearing shell haring a series of spirally arranged growes., Saul groei/'es ei'iiliiig less than 5 abmii; the #mis di? the :altra-llj 'lle ultmate @maris being cui may at una side 0 provide :i subs'gzmti lily wide opening 'for L lubricant rml :zy lubricant illing sa graoves.

l LEGH S BCHE.

Wiimsres 1 S. A. Krim,

li. V. RUUSSEAU, 

